Global Pictures: August 12th to 18th

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A 8.0 magnitude earthquake Wednesday was one of the strongest in Perus recent history. By Thursday fatalities stood at 437, and 800 more people have been injured. Both tallies probably will rise as relief efforts reach into the regions isolated, mountainside communities. Tens of thousands of people were left homeless. Hardest hit were the southern cities of Pisco, seen here, and Ica, and significant portions of the Pan-American Highway along the Peruvian coast were destroyed. Two other powerful temblors this decade were stronger than the Wednesday earthquake, but not as deadly; a 1970 earthquake killed 66,000 Peruvians.

A 8.0 magnitude earthquake Wednesday was one of the strongest in Perus recent history. By Thursday fatalities stood at 437, and 800 more people have been injured. Both tallies probably will rise as relief efforts reach into the regions isolated, mountainside communities. Tens of thousands of people were left homeless. Hardest hit were the southern cities of Pisco, seen here, and Ica, and significant portions of the Pan-American Highway along the Peruvian coast were destroyed. Two other powerful temblors this decade were stronger than the Wednesday earthquake, but not as deadly; a 1970 earthquake killed 66,000 Peruvians. (Sergio Urday / EPA)

Firefighters rescue a victim of Wednesday's earthquake in Pisco, Peru. The country's capital, Lima, is 95 miles from the epicenter of the 8.0 temblor, and was spared significant damage. But the earth still moved, and people still panicked as tall buildings swayed and streets rolled. Thursday's front page of La Republica newspaper articulated the experience with a headline that read Two Minutes of Terror.

Firefighters rescue a victim of Wednesday's earthquake in Pisco, Peru. The country's capital, Lima, is 95 miles from the epicenter of the 8.0 temblor, and was spared significant damage. But the earth still moved, and people still panicked as tall buildings swayed and streets rolled. Thursday's front page of La Republica newspaper articulated the experience with a headline that read Two Minutes of Terror. (Sergio Urday / EPA)